Press

Did I mention I love doing things in Spanish? I got up early to make some sweet treats for Fall on Telemundo 47 Primera Edición, with some help from host Odalys Molina. If you missed us, watch the clip right here…

“The TASTE AWARDS are the premier awards celebrating the year’s best in Food, Fashion, and Lifestyle programs on Television, in Film, Online, and on Radio. The Awards have included appearances by stars, celebrities, producers and executives from networks and platforms such as the Food Network, the Style Network, Bravo, the Cooking Channel, TLC, Discovery, Lifetime, E! Entertainment Television, PBS, NBC, ABC, the CW, HGTV, the Travel Channel, HD Net, Hulu, YouTube, Sony Pictures, Dreamworks, The History Channel, Bio, iHeart Radio and more.”

The third season of Pati’s Mexican Table has been nominated for the Taste Awards in 3 categories: Best Food Program Television, Best Food Travel Series Television, and Best Chef in a Series.

I’ve teamed up with my good friend Sally Swift, co-creator of The Splendid Table, on a podcast series we call “Big Appetites” because, let’s be honest, we both love to eat! It’s part of American Public Media’s Infinite Guest podcast network where you can listen to experts and enthusiasts chat about comedy, food, culture, sports, music, and so on. I am thrilled and honored to have been invited to join them.

In “Big Appetites,” Sally and I are talking about our favorite topic, food (of course!), and whatever else comes to mind.

Click here to get information and to listen to the podcasts. We will add more as we move along…

“U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will visit the Library of Congress for the final of four 2014 Let’s Read! Let’s Move! field trips in his neighborhood, which is part of a broader initiative to engage youth in summer learning and physical activity. Deputy Librarian of Congress Robert Dizard, Jr. will give welcoming remarks, and then Duncan will join Acting Surgeon General Boris D. Lushniak, NFL Hall of Famer Quarterback Warren Moon and Chef Pati Jinich of PBS’s ‘Pati’s Mexican Table’ in reading to the students and encouraging them to stay active and healthy.

Before the reading, students will go to the Great Hall Mezzanine Level to learn more about the Library of Congress through interactive kiosks and a special presentation. At noon, Secretary Duncan and guests will read Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library by Barb Rosenstock and John O’Brien and answer students’ questions in the Thomas Jefferson Library. Following the reading, Acting Surgeon General Boris D. Lushniak will encourage children to eat healthy and be active and kick off the Let’s Move! activity with an interactive game. Let’s Move activities will continue as Chef Pati Jinich, staff from the Library of Congress Young Readers Center, the USDA Power Panther and the YMCA join in to lead the children in more games and fun. These Let’s Move! activities are inspired by First Lady Michelle Obama’s initiative to combat childhood obesity by emphasizing healthy eating and an active lifestyle…”

“During the American Library Association’s annual meeting this weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada, over 180 notable Latino authors will be gathering for the 16th annual International Latino Book Awards (ILBA). Saturday night’s event will announce the best Latino books in 87 categories in a year that has seen the submissions increase dramatically, which does not surprise one of the award’s co-founders…

…This year’s 231 honorees include Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, and celebrities like TV chef Pati Jinich, the late singer and actress Jenni Rivera, singer Linda Ronstadt, screenwriter Rick Najera, and TV personality Lilliana Vasquez. Winners come from across the U.S. and from 18 other countries…”

“The Imagen Foundation has announced the nominees for the 29th Annual Imagen (Spanish for ‘image’) Awards, honoring portrayals of Latinos and Latino cultures in television and film.” The third season of Pati’s Mexican Table has been nominated in the Best National Informational Program category along with Oprah’s Next Chapter, LatiNation, Latino Americans, and mun2 News Special.

“The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History announces the formation of the Kitchen Cabinet, an advisory board made up of leaders in food scholarship, culinary history and food-related businesses in America to help the museum shape and expand its research, collections, programs and exhibitions related to food and beverage history. The inaugural meeting of the Kitchen Cabinet took place on April 30.

The museum, as part of its American Food History Project, has formed the Kitchen Cabinet to assist staff to expand its thinking, grow its audiences and take a new approach to telling the story of American history through food…”

I’m beyond honored and delighted to have been able to cook for the Cinco de Mayo celebration at the White House with Chef José Andrés and his incredible team from Oyamel. I had the opportunity to meet President Barack Obama, take an official photo, and chat with him. I was almost speechless! (You know that’s very uncommon for me.)

Watch the President’s remarks right here…

You may also see it on the White House Blog, click here.
To read the President’s full remarks, click here.